[NormsRevenge]

fyi

[NormsRevenge]

The moral bankruptcy of California democRatic leadership on full display.

[clee1]

Stupid is as stupid does...

Cah-lee-fornya sinks further into the abyss of their own making.

[rellimpank]

--the inmates are truly in charge of the asylum--

[TChris]

This seems to be a perverted version of the sage advice: "If it hurts when you do that, don't do that any more!"

The People's Democratic Republic of Kaleefoaneeah's version: "If exit tests embarrass your state, don't take them any more!"

[oldbrowser]

"If you begin taking the test in the 10th grade and you're not passing it, what's your incentive to finish high school?" Bass asked. "The last thing in the world we want to do is increase the dropout rate

NO, the last thing in the world we want to do is keep processing illiterate students through our public schools.

[macbee]

Sad, truly sad. For contrast, here's someone who refused to lower expectations (from Stand and Deliver) :

Jaime Escalante: [to his students] ... There will be no free rides, no excuses. You already have two strikes against you: your name and your complexion. Because of those two strikes, there are some people in this world who will assume that you know less than you do. *Math* is the great equalizer... When you go for a job, the person giving you that job will not want to hear your problems; ergo, neither do I. You're going to work harder here than you've ever worked anywhere else. And the only thing I ask from you is *ganas.* *Desire.*
[Passing one boy, he ruffles up the student's hair]
Jaime Escalante: And maybe a haircut.
[Everyone laughs]
Jaime Escalante: If you don't have the *ganas,* I will give it to you because I'm an expert.

[farmfriend]

You had to post this right after I get off the phone with my son's principal. Get this, she told me I'm rude because my son's high school English teacher misunderstood instructions I gave to my son.

What I told my son was no matter how dumb the instructions, follow them anyway. She interpreted this to mean she was dumb. She was making him take notes even though he doesn't need them academically and he wasn't being graded on them. I felt this was dumb to require him to do this but hey take em anyway. This teacher has control issues.

[NEBUCHADNEZZAR1961]

The saddest part of this entire saga is that if the Republicans ever took control of both houses of the legislature, which won't happen in our lifetimes mind you, they'd just drop the ball and lose one of both of the chambers in the next election. The Repbulican party of California is so myopic and clueless it really offers no real hope for the state. Every time the Republican party in this state has come to a crossroads they've always chosen the wrong fork.

[lotusblos]

Trying real hard to reach 50th. The liberals don't want an educated electorate, they know they can't win if the people are educated. Their supporters are already so stupid they'll believe anything they're told (as long as a democrat tells them). California has been in control of the teachers union for decades, we're losing the battle. The teachers union is truly evil. They don't care anything about the students, their only concern is to keep their jobs unaccountable, and to collect funds for political activism.

[Logical me]

"examinees would have failed the test, resulting in thousands of lawsuits filed by angry parents. " So sue!!!! Why is it the smartest are too dumb to protect what is right. If these ignorant parents must have more brains than the establishment. Are we in trouble? We have the resources to counter any suit, it's time to get some guts.

If we were in a reasonable State, this suit would be thrown out.

[No.6]

"Bass, the state's only African American female legislator, is a former nurse and physician's assistant with brown belts in tae kwon do and hapkido martial arts."

I wonder how Bass managed to pass her belt tests? Was she waved through because her instructor wouldn't want her to become a dropout?

How about her nursing exams? Same story?

Wonder how good her martial arts, or her nursing, skill is when put to real use? Guess I wouldn't want to count on either.

[Chode]

[CGTRWK]

To be fair, California's awful education standings aren't entirely the result of the leftist kooks running their schools - because equally destructive leftists kooks are running the schools in most other states too.

The difference is California's enormous immigrant underclass. You see a 30% dropout rate, does that mean 30% of all kids are dropping out? No, it means 60% of the third world, mostly illegal immigrants brought their third world academic ethic with them.

The top 10 states for public high school completion percentage are New Jersey, North Dakota, Utah, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, West Virginia, Montana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Take a look at the demographics for those states and the why is clear as day.

[AVNevis]

Sorry I am late to the party, but I still wanted to post on this issue. Here is what I posted on my blog, The California High School Conservative Blog

"Some Democrats in the California Legislature want to repeal the requirement that students pass the California High School Exit Exam before they can graduate. This test is administered to students beginning in their Sophomore year. I will take it next year, and probably pass on the first try as most students do. But I talked to some students who took it this year, and here are some questions very similar to those on the test:
What is wrong with this sentence: "We is going to the movies."
and for math: find x: 13+x=27. If these High School Seniors can't answer questions about what they should have learned in middle school or even before, why do they deserve a diploma?"